Special Points of
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Union membership ineach state during 2009 and 2010
Tennessee Historical Civilian Labor Force Series, 1980 to Present
County Unemployment Rates
Civilian Labor Force Summary
State UnemploymentInsurance Activities
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In 1992, IBM unveiled the very first smartphone, the Simon Personal Commu-nicator. Now, twenty-seven years later, it is hard to imagine our lives without the convenience of researching, shopping, or even staying in touch with distant friends and family without a smart phone. Many inventions, such as the smart phone, have been developed thanks toresearchers and de-velopers working in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) occupations.
According to the U.S. Bureaus of Labor Statistics, there were nearly 8.6 million STEM jobs in May of 2015. Between May of 2009 and May of 2015, STEM occupa-tions grew by 10.5 percent, or 817,260 jobs. The non-STEM occupations, in com-parison, only grew by 5.2 percent. STEM occupations are projected to have the fastest rate of growth of any field be-tween 2014 and 2024. Mathematical and science occupations are projected to grow by 28.2 percent while the average growth rate for other occupations is only 6.5 per-cent. Also, 93 percent of all STEM occupa-tions had wages either at or above the national average.
Despite the many positive benefits of pur-suing a STEM career, many teenagers do not find interest in the STEM field, and new research shows that this interest is declining. A survey published by Junior Achievement on May 22, 2019 showed a decreased interest from 36 percent to 24 percent amongst boys between the ages of 13 and 17 years old. The interest level amongst girls of the same age is even worse with only 11 percent showing inter-est in STEM fields.
Ed Grocholski, senior vice president of brand Junior Achievement USA, was re-ported in the survey saying, “Given the amount of emphasis placed on STEM edu-cation, it’s a bit discouraging to see that those numbers are continuing to go down.”
Another study from 2009 conducted by MIT, revealed that many young people actually embrace subjects related to sci-
ence, technology, engineering, and mathe-matics with very positive attitudes. Howev-er, many of these young people do not have role models, mentors, or a continued encouragement in these fields as they grow older. The survey continues saying that many teens, nearly two-thirds, may be discouraged from a STEM career because they do not know anyone who works in these fields.
The National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) released a report contain-ing a five-year strategic plan for STEM edu-cation in December 2018. The report sets out a Federal strategy to ensure all Ameri-cans will have a lifelong access to high-quality STEM education.
To achieve this vision they will be pursuing three aspirational goals:
I. Build Strong Foundations for STEM Literacy:A. Ensuring that every American has the op-
portunity to master basic STEM concepts;B. Including computational thinking, and to
become digitally literate;C. Promote digital literacy and cyber safety;D. Make computational thinking an integral
element of education;E. Expand digital platforms for teaching and
learning.II. Increase Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in STEM:A. Provide all Americans with lifelong access
to high-quality STEM education, especially to those who have been historically un-derrepresented in STEM fields;
B. Foster STEM ecosystems that unite communities;
C. Increase work-based learning through edu-cator-employer partnerships;
D. Blend successful practices from across the learning landscape.
III. Prepare the STEM Workforce for the Fu-ture:A. By creating authentic learning experiences
that encourage and prepare learners to pursue STEM careers;
B. Advance innovation and entrepreneurship education;
C. Make mathematics a magnet;D. Encourage transdisciplinary learning.
The Future of STEM Occupations Bill Lee Governor
Jeff McCord Commissioner
Highlights
Pages 1-2 The growing need for STEM, and how to increase teen’s interest Page 3 The annual average nonfarm employment rates and the not seasonally ad-justed monthly labor force data
Pages 6-9 Monthly non-farm employment, long-term graphs of the unem-ployment and a brief expla-nation for each major MSA in Tennessee
Page 10 Monthly nonfarm employment for each small MSA in Tennessee
Page 11 The monthly con-sumer price index and wag-es by industries for produc-tion workers
America’s Strategy for STEM Education
Teen Declining Interest in STEM
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STEM Occupations and Employment, U.S. and TN
U.S. STEM occupations with the highest and lowest annual mean wages, May 2015
Tennessee STEM employment from 2016 to 2026 is expected to increase by 29,850 jobs. TDLWD’s recently re-leased publication on STEM Occupations which can be found here: https://www.jobs4tn.gov/admin/gsipub/htmlarea/uploads/LMI/Publications/STEMReport2019Updated.pdf
Occupation Annual mean wage
Petroleum engineers $149,590
Architectural and engineering managers
141,650
Computer and information systems managers
141,000
Natural sciences managers 136,570
Physicists 118,500
U.S. annual mean wage, all occupa-tions
48,320
Environmental science and protec-tion technicians, including health
46,540
Biological technicians 45,230
Surveying and mapping techni-cians
44,800
Agricultural and food science tech-nicians
39,000
Forest and conservation techni-cians
38,260
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Type of STEM occupation Employment
Computer occupations 3,853,860
Engineers 1,610,480
Drafters, engineering, technicians, and mapping technicians
696,250
STEM-related management 574,470
STEM-related sales 406,210
Life and physical science techni-cians
331,400
Life scientists 281,440
Physical scientists 281,440
STEM-related postsecondary teachers
247,400
Architects, surveyors, and cartog-raphers
168,660
Mathematical science occupations 151,380
U.S. STEM employment by type of STEM occupation, May 2015
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Occupation Title Employment 2016
Projected Employment,
2026
Job Openings Projected 2016-2026
Computer User Support Specialists 10,085 13,301 11,610
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Projects
8,954 10,133 10,720
Software Developers, Applications 6,227 9,497 8.205
Computer Systems Analysts 7,407 9,327 7,185
Selected STEM Occupations Openings in Tennessee, 2016-2026
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Tennessee Civilian Labor Workforce 1989-Present County Unemployment Rates*
Aug Aug Aug Aug
County 2018 2019 County 2018 2019
Anderson 4.0 3.5 Lauderdale 6.2 5.3
Bedford 4.1 3.8 Lawrence 4.1 4.0
Benton 5.0 4.5 Lewis 4.0 3.5
Bledsoe 6.1 4.9 Lincoln 3.2 3.2
Blount 3.3 3.1 Loudon 3.6 3.4
Bradley 3.9 3.7 Macon 3.5 3.1
Campbell 4.8 4.2 Madison 4.0 3.6
Cannon 3.3 3.3 Marion 5.0 4.4
Carroll 5.2 4.6 Marshall 3.5 3.3
Carter 4.3 4.0 Maury 3.1 2.8
Cheatham 2.9 2.6 McMinn 4.1 3.8
Chester 4.1 3.6 McNairy 5.4 5.1
Claiborne 4.3 4.1 Meigs 4.5 4.3
Clay 4.8 6.1 Monroe 3.8 3.6
Cocke 4.5 4.1 Montgomery 4.1 3.8
Coffee 3.5 3.3 Moore 3.2 3.2
Crockett 3.9 3.4 Morgan 4.6 3.9
Cumberland 4.2 4.0 Obion 5.2 4.4
Davidson 2.9 2.6 Overton 3.7 3.5
Decatur 4.6 4.5 Perry 4.2 4.1
DeKalb 4.6 4.0 Pickett 4.1 3.9
Dickson 3.2 3.1 Polk 4.3 4.3
Dyer 4.7 5.0 Putnam 3.8 3.5
Fayette 3.8 3.5 Rhea 5.8 5.4
Fentress 4.5 4.7 Roane 4.3 4.0
Franklin 3.5 3.3 Robertson 3.4 2.9
Gibson 4.7 4.3 Rutherford 2.9 2.7
Giles 3.8 3.6 Scott 4.3 4.3
Grainger 4.1 3.8 Sequatchie 4.5 4.4
Greene 5.0 4.6 Sevier 2.9 2.5
Grundy 4.4 3.9 Shelby 4.4 4.1
Hamblen 4.0 3.9 Smith 3.1 2.9
Hamilton 3.6 3.4 Stewart 5.1 4.5
Hancock 5.4 6.0 Sullivan 3.8 3.6
Hardeman 4.8 4.7 Sumner 3.0 2.8
Hardin 4.3 4.0 Tipton 4.4 3.8
Hawkins 4.2 4.1 Trousdale 3.3 2.9
Haywood 5.3 4.8 Unicoi 5.0 4.7
Henderson 4.6 4.0 Union 4.2 3.9
Henry 4.1 3.8 Van Buren 4.9 4.3
Hickman 3.3 3.1 Warren 4.0 3.9
Houston 5.4 4.4 Washington 3.8 3.5
Humphreys 4.1 3.7 Wayne 5.1 4.3
Jackson 5.0 4.3 Weakley 4.7 4.1
Jefferson 4.0 3.7 White 4.0 3.8
Johnson 3.5 3.2 Williamson 2.7 2.5
Knox 3.2 2.9 Wilson 3.0 2.7
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1989 2,367.3 2,247.2 2,167.2 524.5 508.4 467.2 120.2 5.1 %
1990 2,394.7 2,266.8 2,193.2 493.4 379.1 611.0 128.0 5.3
1991 2,413.7 2,250.6 2,183.6 480.3 373.0 626.7 163.1 6.8
1992 2,457.2 2,297.4 2,245.0 492.8 374.1 664.8 159.8 6.5
1993 2,526.9 2,380.5 2,328.5 502.8 382.5 709.8 146.4 5.8
1994 2,659.9 2,531.1 2,423.0 513.8 398.4 751.4 128.8 4.8
1995 2,732.2 2,591.5 2,498.9 518.0 412.6 795.0 140.7 5.2
1996 2,767.0 2,623.8 2,533.3 501.5 420.9 814.3 143.2 5.2
1997 2,786.1 2,639.2 2,584.0 498.0 430.5 849.7 146.9 5.3
1998 2,812.4 2,691.5 2,638.4 498.6 437.1 875.7 120.9 4.3
1999 2,852.4 2,739.2 2,685.3 494.7 443.6 900.8 113.3 4.0
2000 2,843.1 2,733.3 2,728.9 488.1 447.5 930.9 109.8 3.9
2001 2,861.3 2,731.0 2,688.3 454.2 446.6 921.5 130.4 4.6
2002 2,906.6 2,756.1 2,664.4 428.5 438.7 938.0 150.5 5.2
2003 2,912.2 2,748.1 2,667.5 414.1 440.8 950.3 164.0 5.6
2004 2,878.7 2,725.1 2,706.1 411.8 447.5 978.7 153.6 5.3
2005 2,904.8 2,743.4 2,743.1 408.8 454.6 1,005.6 161.4 5.6
2006 3,036.0 2,878.5 2,783.1 400.1 460.6 1,030.4 157.6 5.2
2007 3,063.7 2,920.4 2,797.4 380.0 463.5 1,052.8 143.3 4.7
2008 3,054.8 2,853.7 2,774.8 361.0 457.0 1,058.2 201.0 6.6
2009 3,052.7 2,733.1 2,619.8 309.2 427.8 1,025.3 319.6 10.5
2010 3,090.8 2,792.1 2,615.4 298.9 423.5 1,041.2 298.7 9.7
2011 3,125.3 2,844.7 2,661.4 304.4 427.1 1,076.8 280.6 9.0
2012 3,100.7 2,857.9 2,714.0 313.4 433.3 1,112.2 242.7 7.8
2013 3,072.5 2,832.9 2,749.7 318.8 437.2 1,139.2 239.6 7.8
2014 3,024.2 2,825.1 2,822.1 322.7 438.9 1,188.3 199.1 6.6
2015 3,061.5 2,889.4 2,893.7 330.8 443.0 1,227.9 172.1 5.6
2016 3,128.9 2,981.6 2,965.3 341.7 450.8 1262.6 147.3 4.7
2017 3,190.2 3,070.3 3,011.3 346.3 454.1 1285.8 119.9 3.8
2018 3,244.9 3,131.7 3,060.3 350.7 457.3 1,309.7 113.3 3.5
2019
January 3,266.3 3,146.5 3,060.8 352.8 457.5 1,296.9 119.9 3.7 %
February 3,299.4 3,195.2 3,077.3 356.5 457.5 1,307.2 104.2 3.2
March 3,330.6 3,220.2 3,084.6 355.1 455.5 1,313.3 110.4 3.3
April 3,336.6 3,245.2 3,104.2 354.9 454.7 1,328.8 91.4 2.7
May 3,362.9 3,260.7 3,112.6 356.5 460.3 1,332.3 102.2 3.0
June 3,391.5 3,255.5 3,100.0 359.8 460.6 1,342.7 136.0 4.0
July (r) 3,403.4 3,258.1 3,090.2 360.4 459.8 1,339.4 145.3 4.3
August (p) 3,351.4 3,238.0 3,107.3 359.3 456.7 1,345.7 113.5 3.4
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Nonfarm Employment & Labor Workforce Narrative
Estimated Nonfarm Employment (in thousands)
Total Nonfarm 3,063.9 3,090.0 3,107.3 43.4 17.3
Total Private 2,642.3 2,681.4 2,681.9 39.6 0.5
Goods-Producing 485.0 493.3 490.0 5.0 -3.3
Mining, Logging, & Construction 132.0 132.9 130.7 -1.3 -2.2
Mining and Logging 4.4 4.5 4.5 0.1 0.0
Construction 127.6 128.4 126.2 -1.4 -2.2
Construction of Buildings 27.1 26.9 26.5 -0.6 -0.4
Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction 16.9 17.8 18.0 1.1 0.2
Specialty Trade Contractors 83.6 83.7 81.7 -1.9 -2.0
Manufacturing 353.0 360.4 359.3 6.3 -1.1
Durable Goods Manufacturing 225.8 231.2 230.6 4.8 -0.6
Wood Product Manufacturing 12.6 12.5 12.6 0.0 0.1
Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing 14.2 15.0 15.1 0.9 0.1
Primary Metal Manufacturing 11.1 11.7 11.8 0.7 0.1
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing 37.0 37.9 37.9 0.9 0.0
Machinery Manufacturing 25.9 25.8 26.0 0.1 0.2
Computer & Electronic Product Manufacturing 5.2 5.5 5.4 0.2 -0.1
Electrical Equipment & Appliance Manufacturing 18.9 18.9 18.8 -0.1 -0.1
Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 74.0 76.8 76.0 2.0 -0.8
Furniture & Related Product Manufacturing 9.6 9.6 9.6 0.0 0.0
Miscellaneous Manufacturing Durable Goods 17.3 17.5 17.4 0.1 -0.1
Nondurable Goods Manufacturing 127.2 129.2 128.7 1.5 -0.5
Food Manufacturing 35.7 36.1 36.0 0.3 -0.1
Beverage & Tobacco Product Manufacturing 7.5 8.0 8.0 0.5 0.0
Paper Manufacturing 12.1 12.1 12.1 0.0 0.0
Printing & Related Support Activities 9.1 9.0 9.0 -0.1 0.0
Chemical Manufacturing 25.7 25.9 25.8 0.1 -0.1
Plastics & Rubber Products Manufacturing 24.9 25.1 25.0 0.1 -0.1
Plastics Product Manufacturing 14.2 14.4 14.3 0.1 -0.1
Rubber Product Manufacturing 10.7 10.7 10.7 0.0 0.0
Service-Providing 2,578.9 2,596.7 2,617.3 38.4 20.6
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities 626.8 633.8 631.0 4.2 -2.8
Wholesale Trade 119.9 119.9 119.6 -0.3 -0.3
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods 70.1 71.7 71.6 1.5 -0.1
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods 42.3 41.0 40.7 -1.6 -0.3
Wholesale Electronic Markets 7.5 7.2 7.3 -0.2 0.1
Retail Trade 336.2 339.9 337.1 0.9 -2.8
Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers 47.9 47.0 47.2 -0.7 0.2
Furniture & Home Furnishings Stores 9.9 10.0 10.1 0.2 0.1
Building Material, Garden Equipment, & Supplies 29.6 31.6 30.1 0.5 -1.5
Food & Beverage Stores 54.9 54.5 54.0 -0.9 -0.5
Health & Personal Care Stores 23.3 23.1 23.1 -0.2 0.0
Gasoline Stations 23.7 23.9 24.6 0.9 0.7
Clothing & Clothing Accessories Stores 23.6 23.5 23.5 -0.1 0.0
Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book, & Music Stores 12.3 12.0 12.0 -0.3 0.0
General Merchandise Stores 72.3 72.1 71.9 -0.4 -0.2
Miscellaneous Store Retailers 17.8 16.9 16.2 -1.6 -0.7
Nonstore Retailers 10.5 10.5 10.5 0.0 0.0
Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities 170.7 174.0 174.3 3.6 0.3
Utilities 3.6 3.5 3.5 -0.1 0.0
Transportation & Warehousing 167.1 170.5 170.8 3.7 0.3
Truck Transportation 59.1 59.3 59.2 0.1 -0.1
Information 44.7 46.4 46.5 1.8 0.1
Financial Activities 164.2 168.5 168.7 4.5 0.2
Finance & Insurance 122.8 125.0 125.1 2.3 0.1
Real Estate, Rental, & Leasing 41.4 43.5 43.6 2.2 0.1
Professional & Business Services 418.3 418.5 426.3 8.0 7.8
Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services 140.5 144.0 145.1 4.6 1.1
Management of Companies & Enterprises 50.6 52.0 52.3 1.7 0.3
Administrative, Support, & Waste Management 227.2 222.5 228.9 1.7 6.4
Educational & Health Services 433.9 432.8 436.3 2.4 3.5
Educational Services 55.8 54.5 53.4 -2.4 -1.1
Health Care & Social Assistance 378.1 378.3 382.9 4.8 4.6
Ambulatory Health Care Services 153.1 154.0 156.7 3.6 2.7
Hospitals 111.1 111.1 111.8 0.7 0.7
Nursing & Residential Care Facilities 63.6 63.4 63.8 0.2 0.4
Social Assistance 50.3 49.8 50.6 0.3 0.8
Leisure & Hospitality 350.4 367.9 364.5 14.1 -3.4
Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation 44.2 49.8 49.0 4.8 -0.8
Accommodation & Food Services 306.2 318.1 315.5 9.3 -2.6
Accommodation 40.7 42.4 40.6 -0.1 -1.8
Food Services & Drinking Places 265.5 275.7 274.9 9.4 -0.8
Other Services 119.0 120.2 118.6 -0.4 -1.6
Government 421.6 408.6 425.4 3.8 16.8
Federal Government 49.1 50.0 50.7 1.6 0.7
State Government 92.1 92.2 93.0 0.9 0.8
State Government Educational Services 50.7 50.6 51.4 0.7 0.8
Local Government 280.4 266.4 281.7 1.3 15.3
Local Government Educational Services 130.6 118.7 131.9 1.3 13.2
The data from all the nonfarm employment estimates tables include all full- and part-time nonfarm wage and salary employ-ees who worked during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the 12th of the month. This is a count of jobs by place of work. Agricultural workers, proprietors, self-employed persons, workers in private households, and unpaid family workers are excluded. These numbers may not add due to rounding. Data are based on the 2018 benchmark.
Total nonfarm employment increased by 43,400 jobs from August 2018 to August 2019. There were increases in food ser-vices/drinking places (up 9,400 jobs); pro-fessional/business services (up 8,000 jobs), which includes increases of 4,600 jobs in professional/scientific/technical services; manufacturing (up 6,300 jobs), which includes 4,800 jobs in durable goods manufacturing; health care/social assistance (up 4,800 jobs), which includes increases of 3,600 jobs in ambulatory health care services; arts/entertainment/recreation (up 4,800 jobs); financial activi-ties (up 4,500 jobs) which includes an in-crease of 2,300 jobs in finance/insurance; transportation/warehousing (up 3,700 jobs); information (up 1,800 jobs); federal government (up 1,600 jobs); and durable goods wholesalers ( up 1,500 jobs). These increases were partially offset by a decline of 2,400 jobs in educational ser-vices, and a decrease of 1,900 jobs in spe-cialty trade contractors. During the past month, nonfarm employ-ment increased by 17,300 jobs. There were increases in local government (up 15,300 jobs); professional and business services (up 7,800 jobs), health care and social as-sistance (up 4,600 jobs); and state govern-ment educational services (up 800 jobs). These increases were partially offset by decreases in leisure and hospitality (down 3,400 jobs); and retail trade (down 2,800 jobs) Tennessee's seasonally adjusted estimated unemployment rate for August 2019 was 3.5 percent, unchanged from the revised July 2019 rate. The United States unem-ployment rate for August 2019 was 3.7 percent, unchanged from the revised July 2019 rate. In August 2018, the U.S. season-ally adjusted rate was 3.8 percent while the state rate was 3.5 percent. The not seasonally adjusted unemploy-ment rate decreased in 95 counties. Sevier and Williamson Counties had the lowest rate at 2.5 percent. Sevier county de-creased by 0.8 percent and Williamson decreased by 0.7 percent from the July rate. The highest rate was Clay County at 6.1 percent, down from 8.0 percent.
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U.S. TENNESSEE
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Labor Force Employment Unemployed Rate Labor Force Employment Unemployed Rate Labor Force Employment Unemployed Rate
Bartlett
Brentwood
Bristol
Chattanooga
Clarksville
Cleveland
Collierville
Columbia
Cookeville
Franklin
Gallatin
Germantown
Hendersonville
Jackson
Johnson City
Kingsport
Knoxville
LaVergne
Lebanon
Maryville
Memphis
Morristown
*Mount Juliet
Murfreesboro
Nashville
Oak Ridge
Smyrna
Spring Hill
Chattanooga
Clarksville
Cleveland
Jackson
Johnson City
Kingsport
Knoxville
Memphis
Morristown
Nashville
Athens
*Brownsville
Cookeville
Crossville
*Dayton
Dyersburg
Greeneville
Lawrenceburg
Lewisburg
Martin
McMinnville
Newport
Paris
Sevierville
Shelbyville
Tullahoma
22,670 21,750 920 4.1 23,920 22,750 1,170 4.9 23,560 22,660 900 3.8 7,780 7,360 420 5.3 7,790 7,340 460 5.8 7,860 7,490 380 4.8
48,420 46,530 1,890 3.9 50,300 47,910 2,390 4.7 50,250 48,440 1,810 3.6 23,560 22,560 990 4.2 24,180 22,920 1,260 5.2 24,310 23,320 980 4.0 13,000 12,250 750 5.8 13,370 12,450 910 6.8 13,240 12,530 720 5.4 16,240 15,470 770 4.7 16,770 15,750 1,020 6.1 16,660 15,830 830 5.0 29,690 28,200 1,500 5.0 30,800 29,030 1,780 5.8 30,540 29,130 1,420 4.6 18,300 17,540 760 4.1 19,020 18,020 1,000 5.2 19,020 18,260 760 4.0 15,290 14,750 540 3.5 15,800 15,150 650 4.1 15,720 15,200 520 3.3 15,810 15,070 740 4.7 15,840 14,770 1,070 6.8 16,380 15,710 670 4.1 16,700 16,030 660 4.0 17,060 16,130 920 5.4 16,940 16,280 670 3.9 15,070 14,390 670 4.5 15,730 14,910 820 5.2 15,510 14,870 640 4.1 14,280 13,690 580 4.1 14,980 14,270 710 4.7 14,870 14,310 560 3.8 54,210 52,660 1,550 2.9 58,630 56,720 1,910 3.3 57,320 55,880 1,450 2.5 20,550 19,710 840 4.1 21,300 20,250 1,050 4.9 21,080 20,280 810 3.8 48,760 47,060 1,700 3.5 51,380 49,260 2,120 4.1 50,840 49,170 1,670 3.3 14,580 13,660 920 6.3 14,840 14,020 830 5.6 14,850 13,920 930 6.3
30,960 29,960 1,010 3.3 32,750 31,550 1,190 3.6 32,110 31,150 960 3.0 21,900 21,300 600 2.7 23,220 22,450 770 3.3 22,870 22,280 590 2.6 11,570 11,130 440 3.8 12,310 11,710 600 4.8 12,080 11,640 440 3.6
84,530 81,190 3,330 3.9 89,800 85,600 4,200 4.7 87,480 84,190 3,290 3.8 61,720 59,000 2,720 4.4 65,390 62,040 3,350 5.1 64,400 61,780 2,620 4.1 20,250 19,440 820 4.0 21,170 20,140 1,030 4.9 20,840 20,000 840 4.0 25,720 24,960 750 2.9 27,250 26,290 950 3.5 26,700 25,960 740 2.8 18,040 17,370 670 3.7 19,020 18,270 750 3.9 18,720 18,150 570 3.1 13,880 13,280 600 4.3 14,380 13,650 730 5.1 14,350 13,760 590 4.1 44,880 43,710 1,170 2.6 47,500 46,070 1,430 3.0 46,850 45,720 1,130 2.4 19,470 18,820 650 3.3 20,580 19,830 740 3.6 20,300 19,680 620 3.1 19,810 19,230 580 2.9 20,970 20,250 720 3.4 20,560 19,990 570 2.8 32,320 31,390 940 2.9 34,160 33,070 1,090 3.2 33,660 32,820 850 2.5 31,910 30,530 1,380 4.3 33,950 32,390 1,550 4.6 33,170 31,880 1,290 3.9
30,950 29,790 1,160 3.8 32,370 30,970 1,400 4.3 31,970 30,840 1,130 3.5 22,550 21,650 900 4.0 23,920 22,780 1,140 4.8 23,560 22,640 920 3.9 95,680 92,320 3,360 3.5 101,450 97,250 4,210 4.1 99,540 96,340 3,200 3.2 19,250 18,660 590 3.0 20,310 19,630 680 3.3 20,030 19,490 540 2.7 15,300 14,770 530 3.5 16,160 15,530 630 3.9 15,940 15,430 510 3.2 13,540 13,100 440 3.2 14,370 13,800 570 4.0 14,130 13,680 450 3.2
292,240 277,810 14,430 4.9 309,600 292,620 16,980 5.5 302,480 288,860 13,620 4.5 11,260 10,790 470 4.1 11,970 11,340 630 5.3 11,720 11,240 480 4.1 18,880 18,330 550 2.9 19,930 19,280 650 3.3 19,650 19,150 500 2.5 77,090 74,770 2,320 3.0 81,430 78,670 2,760 3.4 80,310 78,090 2,220 2.8
394,690 383,410 11,280 2.9 417,310 403,920 13,390 3.2 411,220 400,720 10,500 2.6 14,010 13,490 520 3.7 14,830 14,210 620 4.2 14,550 14,080 470 3.2 27,560 26,800 760 2.7 29,160 28,200 960 3.3 28,740 28,000 750 2.6 21,690 21,090 600 2.8 22,910 22,210 700 3.0 22,620 22,050 570 2.5
269,010 258,980 10,030 3.7 281,830 270,450 11,380 4.0 275,880 266,390 9,490 3.4
114,200 109,130 5,080 4.4 120,110 113,870 6,240 5.2 118,580 113,560 5,020 4.2
56,560 54,320 2,240 4.0 59,120 56,300 2,820 4.8 58,090 55,890 2,200 3.8 63,860 61,320 2,540 4.0 67,880 64,970 2,910 4.3 66,420 64,050 2,370 3.6 89,470 85,860 3,610 4.0 93,650 89,270 4,380 4.7 92,390 88,920 3,470 3.8
135,550 130,420 5,130 3.8 143,030 136,760 6,280 4.4 141,310 136,280 5,040 3.6
419,390 404,880 14,510 3.5 444,720 426,330 18,380 4.1 436,510 422,590 13,920 3.2
630,760 603,640 27,130 4.3 664,900 631,670 33,230 5.0 650,600 623,120 27,480 4.2
50,510 48,500 2,020 4.0 53,530 50,990 2,540 4.7 52,500 50,500 2,000 3.8
1,038,210 1,007,720 30,490 2.9 1,097,650 1,060,960 36,680 3.3 1,082,080 1,053,310 28,770 2.7
161,802,000 155,604,000 6,197,000 3.8 162, 156, 5,82 3.6 162, 156, 5,88 3.6 3,248,600 3,136,300 112,300 3.5 3,30 3,19 106, 3.2 3,32 3,21 109, 3.3
163,351,000 157,228,000 6,063,000 3.7 3,350,100 3,233,000 117,000 3.5
163,922,000 157,878,00 6,044,000 3.7 3,358,200 3,241,100 117,100 3.5
161,909,000 155,539,000 6,370,000 3.9 3,228,400 3,109,700 118,700 3.7
164,941,000 158,385,00 6,556,000 4.0 3,403,400 3,258,100 145,300 4.3
August 2018 July 2019 August 2019
*2016 Census changes: Micropolitan Areas-Dayton and Brownsville added, Columbia, Harriman, Humboldt, LaFollette deleted. Cities: Mount Juliet added and Union City deleted.
164,019,000 157,816,00 6,203,000 3.8 3,351,400 3,238,000 113,500 3.4
Seasonally Adjusted
Not Seasonally Adjusted
Metropolitan Statistical Areas
Micropolitan Statistical Areas
Cities
6
Chattanooga MSA
Revised Preliminary Net Change
Industry August July August August 2018 July 2019
2018 2019 2019 August 2019 August 2019
Estimated Nonfarm Employment (in thousands)
Total Nonfarm 262.3 265.2 265.2 2.9 0.0
Total Private 226.0 229.9 228.6 2.6 -1.3
Goods-Producing 45.8 47.5 47.3 1.5 -0.2
Mining, Logging, & Construction 11.4 11.9 11.9 0.5 0.0
Manufacturing 34.4 35.6 35.4 1.0 -0.2
Durable Goods Manufacturing 19.1 20.3 20.1 1.0 -0.2
Nondurable Goods Manufacturing 15.3 15.3 15.3 0.0 0.0
Service-Providing 216.5 217.7 217.9 1.4 0.2
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities 53.1 54.0 53.9 0.8 -0.1
Wholesale Trade 8.3 8.4 8.4 0.1 0.0
Retail Trade 27.8 28.3 28.0 0.2 -0.3
Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities 17.0 17.3 17.5 0.5 0.2
Information 3.3 3.3 3.3 0.0 0.0
Financial Activities 16.9 16.9 16.9 0.0 0.0
Professional & Business Services 30.3 30.0 31.2 0.9 1.2
Educational & Health Services 34.2 34.5 33.6 -0.6 -0.9
Leisure & Hospitality 30.5 31.8 30.6 0.1 -1.2
Other Services 11.9 11.9 11.8 -0.1 -0.1
Government 36.3 35.3 36.6 0.3 1.3
Federal Government 5.4 5.4 5.5 0.1 0.1
State Government 6.1 6.4 6.4 0.3 0.0
Local Government 24.8 23.5 24.7 -0.1 1.2
Total nonfarm employment in the Chattanooga MSA remained the same from July 2019 to August 2019. There was an increase in professional/business services and local government (both up 1,200). This increase was completely offset by declines of 1,200 jobs in leisure/ hospitality, 900 jobs in educational/health services, and 300 jobs in retail trade.
During the past 12 months, nonfarm employment increased by 2,900 jobs. During the year, goods-producing jobs increased by 1,500 while service-providing jobs increased by 1,400.
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Knoxville MSA
Estimated Nonfarm Employment (in thousands)
Total Nonfarm 400.4 404.4 407.6 7.2 3.2
Total Private 341.9 348.4 349.2 7.3 0.8
Goods-Producing 59.0 59.5 59.4 0.4 -0.1
Mining, Logging, & Construction 18.6 18.3 18.2 -0.4 -0.1
Manufacturing 40.4 41.2 41.2 0.8 0.0
Durable Goods Manufacturing 30.3 31.0 31.0 0.7 0.0
Nondurable Goods Manufacturing 10.1 10.2 10.2 0.1 0.0
Service-Providing 341.4 344.9 348.2 6.8 3.3
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities 78.3 80.9 80.4 2.1 -0.5
Wholesale Trade 16.3 16.3 16.3 0.0 0.0
Retail Trade 48.0 50.3 49.6 1.6 -0.7
Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities 14.0 14.3 14.5 0.5 0.2
Information 5.9 5.9 5.9 0.0 0.0
Financial Activities 20.0 20.1 20.1 0.1 0.0
Professional & Business Services 65.0 64.5 65.1 0.1 0.6
Educational & Health Services 54.4 55.9 56.2 1.8 0.3
Leisure & Hospitality 43.8 45.7 46.3 2.5 0.6
Other Services 15.5 15.9 15.8 0.3 -0.1
Government 58.5 56.0 58.4 -0.1 2.4
Federal Government 5.4 5.5 5.6 0.2 0.1
State Government 19.6 18.5 19.3 -0.3 0.8
Local Government 33.5 32.0 33.5 0.0 1.5
Revised Preliminary Net Change
Industry August July August August 2018 July 2019
2018 2019 2019 August 2019 August 2019
Total nonfarm employment in the
Knoxville MSA increased by 3,200 jobs
from July 2019 to August 2019. There
were increases in local government (up
1,500 jobs), state government (up 800
jobs), and professional/business services
and leisure/hospitality (both up 600 jobs).
These increases were partially offset by a
decline of 700 jobs in retail trade, 500
jobs in trade/transportation/utilities, and
100 jobs in both other services and
mining/logging/ construction.
During the past 12 months, nonfarm
employment increased by 7,200 jobs.
During the year, goods-producing jobs
increased by 400 while service-providing
jobs increased by 6,800.
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Memphis MSA
Estimated Nonfarm Employment (in thousands)
Industry August
Revised July
Preliminary August
Net August 2018
Change July 2019
2018 2019 2019 August 2019 August 2019
Total nonfarm employment in the Mem-phis MSA increased by 2,500 jobs from July to August. There were increases in local government (up 3,400 jobs), educa-tional/health services (up 800 jobs), and wholesale trade (up 200 jobs).
This was partially offset by decreases in transportation/warehousing/utilities (down 900 jobs), and professional/scientific/technical services (down 400 jobs).
During the past 12 months, nonfarm em-ployment 8,900 jobs. During that time, goods-producing jobs increased by 600 jobs, while service providing jobs in-creased by 8,300 jobs.
Total Nonfarm 649.5 655.9 658.4 8.9 2.5
Total Private 567.3 576.3 575.2 7.9 -1.1
Goods-Producing 69.0 69.9 69.6 0.6 -0.3
Mining, Logging, & Construction 24.0 24.7 24.6 0.6 -0.1
Manufacturing 45.0 45.2 45.0 0.0 -0.2
Durable Goods Manufacturing 26.9 27.1 27.0 0.1 -0.1
Nondurable Goods Manufacturing 18.1 18.1 18.0 -0.1 -0.1
Service-Providing 580.5 586.0 588.8 8.3 2.8
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities 174.3 175.7 175.1 0.8 -0.6
Wholesale Trade 35.0 35.4 35.6 0.6 0.2
Retail Trade 66.7 66.8 66.9 0.2 0.1
Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities 72.6 73.5 72.6 0.0 -0.9
Information 5.4 5.4 5.4 0.0 0.0
Financial Activities 29.5 30.2 30.0 0.5 -0.2
Professional & Business Services 96.6 99.2 98.8 2.2 -0.4
Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services 24.0 24.3 23.9 -0.1 -0.4
Management of Companies & Enterprises 9.8 9.9 9.9 0.1 0.0
Administrative, Support, & Waste Management 62.8 65.0 65.0 2.2 0.0
Educational & Health Services 95.0 94.0 94.8 -0.2 0.8
Leisure & Hospitality 70.3 74.2 73.9 3.6 -0.3
Other Services 27.2 27.7 27.6 0.4 -0.1
Government 82.2 79.6 83.2 1.0 3.6
Federal Government 13.4 13.4 13.5 0.1 0.1
State Government 15.1 15.4 15.5 0.4 0.1
Local Government 53.7 50.8 54.2 0.5 3.4
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Nashville MSA
Estimated Nonfarm Employment (in thousands)
Total nonfarm employment in the Nashville MSA increased by 10,100 jobs from July to August. There were increases in local government (up 6,800 jobs), administrative/ support/waste man-agement (up 3,400 jobs), and educational/health services (up 2,600 jobs), which includes an in-crease of 2,000 jobs in health care/social assis-tance.
These increases were partially offset by decreas-es in other services (down 1,700 jobs), mining/logging/construction (down 1,000 jobs), retail trade (down 600 jobs), and professional/scientific/technical services (down 500 jobs).
During the past 12 months, nonfarm employ-ment increased by 19,100 jobs. During that time, goods-producing jobs decreased by 1,700 jobs, while service-providing increased by 20,800 jobs.
Industry August
Revised July
Preliminary August
Net August 2018
Change July 2019
2018 2019 2019 August 2019 August 2019
Total Nonfarm 1,016.5 1,025.5 1,035.6 19.1 10.1
Total Private 900.7 913.5 916.7 16.0 3.2
Goods-Producing 131.5 131.3 129.8 -1.7 -1.5
Mining, Logging, & Construction 47.2 47.1 46.1 -1.1 -1.0
Manufacturing 84.3 84.2 83.7 -0.6 -0.5
Durable Goods Manufacturing 59.7 59.3 58.8 -0.9 -0.5
Nondurable Goods Manufacturing 24.6 24.9 24.9 0.3 0.0
Service-Providing 885.0 894.2 905.8 20.8 11.6
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities 194.6 196.9 197.4 2.8 0.5
Wholesale Trade 42.3 42.0 42.0 -0.3 0.0
Retail Trade 101.1 100.4 99.8 -1.3 -0.6
Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities 51.2 54.5 55.6 4.4 1.1
Information 23.0 23.7 23.9 0.9 0.2
Financial Activities 69.1 71.1 71.2 2.1 0.1
Professional & Business Services 167.2 169.1 171.9 4.7 2.8
Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services 65.5 67.0 66.5 1.0 -0.5
Management of Companies & Enterprises 22.7 23.2 23.1 0.4 -0.1
Administrative, Support, & Waste Management 79.0 78.9 82.3 3.3 3.4
Educational & Health Services 152.1 151.0 153.6 1.5 2.6
Educational Services 26.6 26.3 26.9 0.3 0.6
Health Care & Social Assistance 125.5 124.7 126.7 1.2 2.0
Leisure & Hospitality 120.4 125.9 126.1 5.7 0.2
Other Services 42.8 44.5 42.8 0.0 -1.7
Government 115.8 112.0 118.9 3.1 6.9
Federal Government 14.0 14.3 14.5 0.5 0.2
State Government 27.9 29.6 29.5 1.6 -0.1
Local Government 73.9 68.1 74.9 1.0 6.8
10
Clarksville MSA is Montgomery County, Christian County, KY, & Trigg County, KY. Cleveland MSA is Bradley & Polk counties. Jackson MSA is Chester, Crockett, & Madison counties. Johnson City MSA is Carter, Unicoi, & Washington counties. Kingsport-Bristol MSA is Hawkins County, Sullivan County, Scott County, VA, Wash-ington County, VA, & Bristol City, VA. Morristown MSA is Hamblen & Jefferson counties.
Nonfarm Employment (Smaller MSAs)
Clarksville, TN-KY MSA Cleveland, TN MSA Jackson, TN MSA
July 2019 Aug. 2019 July 2019 Aug. 2019 July 2019 Aug. 2019
Revised Prelim. Revised Prelim. Revised Prelim.
Johnson City, TN MSA Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA Morristown, TN MSA
July 2019 Aug. 2019 July 2019 Aug. 2019 July 2019 Aug. 2019
Revised Prelim. Revised Prelim. Revised Prelim.
Total Nonfarm 79,300 80,400 121,900 123,300 46,000 46,100
Total Private 64,600 64,700 107,900 107,900 40,100 39,900
Goods-Producing 10,000 10,100 27,500 27,400 14,100 14,000
Mining, Logging, & Construction 2,300 2,300 6,100 6,100 2,000 2,000
Manufacturing 7,700 7,800 21,400 21,300 12,100 12,000
Service-Providing 69,300 70,300 94,400 95,900 31,900 32,100
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities 13,400 13,500 23,300 23,200 9,600 9,600
Wholesale Trade 2,400 2,400 3,300 3,300 1,100 1,100
Retail Trade 10,100 10,200 15,300 15,100 5,900 5,900
Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities 900 900 4,700 4,800 2,600 2,600
Information 1,200 1,200 1,200 1,200 300 300
Financial Activities 4,300 4,300 3,700 3,700 900 900
Professional & Business Services 8,400 8,300 13,300 13,300 4,000 4,100
Educational & Health Services 14,400 14,500 18,500 18,700 5,500 5,500
Leisure & Hospitality 10,200 10,200 14,700 14,600 4,400 4,200
Other Services 2,700 2,600 5,700 5,800 1,300 1,300
Government 14,700 15,700 14,000 15,400 5,900 6,200
Federal Government 3,000 3,000 900 900 300 300
State Government 5,200 5,200 2,200 2,300 1,300 1,200
Local Government 6,500 7,500 10,900 12,200 4,300 4,700
Total Nonfarm 93,000 94,300 45,700 46,100 70,500 70,600
Total Private 75,600 75,800 41,000 40,800 56,300 56,200
Goods-Producing 16,500 16,800 11,000 11,000 14,100 14,100
Mining, Logging, & Construction 3,400 3,400 1,800 1,900 2,900 2,800
Manufacturing 13,100 13,400 9,200 9,100 11,200 11,300
Service-Providing 76,500 77,500 34,700 35,100 56,400 56,500
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities 18,000 17,900 9,700 9,600 13,000 13,000
Wholesale Trade N.A. N.A. 800 800 3,200 3,200
Retail Trade 12,700 12,800 5,000 4,900 8,100 8,100
Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities 2,500 2,600 3,900 3,900 1,700 1,700
Information 1,200 1,100 300 300 400 400
Financial Activities 3,100 3,100 1,300 1,300 2,100 2,100
Professional & Business Services 8,800 8,800 5,100 5,100 7,200 7,300
Educational & Health Services 12,400 12,500 5,400 5,400 10,600 10,500
Leisure & Hospitality 12,400 12,500 5,900 5,800 6,900 6,800
Other Services 3,200 3,100 2,300 2,300 2,000 2,000
Government 17,400 18,500 4,700 5,300 14,200 14,400
Federal Government 5,300 5,300 300 300 500 500
State Government 2,500 2,400 600 600 1,800 1,900
Local Government 9,600 10,800 3,800 4,400 11,900 12,000
11
U.S. Consumer Price Index — August 2019
All Employee Hours And Earnings
3.0
3.7
4.4
5.1
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
RATE
T E N N E S S E E & U N I T E D S T A T E S
U N E M P L O Y M E N T R A T E S(Seasonally Adjusted/ TN Solid Line)
2016 2017 2018 2019 2016-US 2017-US 2018-US 2019-US
Group
U.S. City Average All Items (1982-84=100)
Food and beverages
Housing
Apparel
Transportation
Medical care
South All Items (1982-84=100)
Food and beverages
Housing
Apparel
Transportation
Medical care
Percent Change
0.00.01.1
-1.5
1.7
-0.2255.037245.324133.148
209.909475.283
2.8
242.437253.801245.538131.292
All Urban Consumers Wage & Clerical Earners
256.558258.154
0.00.0
Percent Change
1.7
Index Monthly
0.5
Monthly
0.8-1.43.7
1.1
0.11.5-1.20.7
484.709
1.3-2.63.1
1.6
-1.30.5
2.7
207.727
250.112257.021263.156123.166210.822506.108
1.2
2.8
Yearly
-0.10.0
2.8
1.70.00.1
-1.10.6
267.263123.641211.084500.916
-2.20.9
1.60.0
2.0
Index
1.5
2.8 0.1
Yearly
246.953
1.0-1.13.5
1.4
Hours And Earnings Of Production Workers
Average Weekly Earnings Average Hourly Earnings Average Weekly Hours
August July August August July August August July August
2018 2019 2019 2018 2019 2019 2018 2019 2019
Manufacturing
Durable Goods Manufacturing Non-
Durable Goods Manufacturing
Average Weekly Earnings Average Hourly Earnings Average Weekly Hours
August July August August August August July August
2018 2019 2019 2018 2019 2019 2018 2019 2019
July
Total Private
Goods-Producing
Mining, Logging & Construction
Manufacturing
Private Service-Providing Trade,
Transportation, & Utilities
Information
Financial Activities
Professional & Business Services
Education & Health Services
Leisure & Hospitality
Other Services
$844.86$1,038.60$1,093.10$1,019.06
$800.04$744.78
$1,092.97$1,273.00$1,022.73
$816.91$406.36$693.84
$852.19$1,050.40$1,090.13$1,036.63$808.50$764.18
$1,098.00$1,293.14$1,033.11$802.37$403.43$719.46
$827.79$1,024.61$1,032.51$1,021.70
$783.77$718.54
$1,157.48$1,194.23$1,032.00
$796.70$391.28$673.60
$24.21$25.25$25.65$25.10$23.92$22.15$30.00$34.03$28.15$23.53$14.67$22.84
$23.45$24.63$24.82$24.56$23.12$21.01$30.46$31.51$27.52$23.16$14.60$20.79
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35.141.142.540.633.733.937.138.036.534.627.731.1
35.341 .641 .6
41 .633.934.238.037.937.534.426.832.4
$24.07$25.27$25.72$25.1 0$23.74$21.97$29.46$33.50$28.02$23.61$14.67$22.31
$20.31
$20.91
$19.27
$20.14
$20.66
$1 9.23
$20.1 7
$20.97
$1 8.82
$855 .21
$887 .03
$803 .61
$844.90
$867 .77
$805.49
$81 1 .64
$836 .73
$769 .20
41.6
41.5
41.8
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40.340.5
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